Herbicides continued to be applied to small grain fields. In Fresno County, dry land grain was growing nicely and was being aerially fertilized. Some winter forage fields were being out for silage. ...
Strawberries, grapes, blueberries and some familiar seasonings like rosemary contain compounds that can--in test tubes--kill cells of a childhood cancer. Nutrition-focused research by molecular biologist Susan J. Zunino of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Western Human Nutrition Research Center (WHNRC), Davis, Calif., may reveal exactly how the powerful plant chemicals fight the disease known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia....
Nicholas L. Bozick of Mecca, California was re-elected to a third term as chairman of the board of Sunkist Growers following the 6,000 member citrus cooperative's 114th annual meeting in Visalia, California on February 20. Bozick is President of Richard Bagdasarian Inc., a family run multi-commodity produce, growing packing and shipping business in the Coachella Valley. ...
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) recently held its first 2008 Simultaneous Buy and Sell (SBS) program for feed barley. U.S. barley producers received the largest market share, due in large part to U.S. barley producers working with the U.S. Grains Council, according to Cary Sifferath, USGC director in Japan. ...
Herbicides continued to be applied to small grain fields. Some winter forage fields were being cut for silage. Alfalfa fields continued to grow well and alfalfa weevil spraying had begun. In Tulare and Fresno counties, cotton growers were pre-irrigating in preparation for upcoming planting. ...
Results of the snow survey by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) show Sierra snowpack conditions at 118 percent of normal for this time of year....
The Wine Group LLC has purchased two of America's oldest wine brands and an associated winery from Constellation Brands Inc....
Yara North America Inc. will build a bulk dry fertilizer storage and distribution facility at the Port of Stockton in California that will serve as the gateway to California and the West. The facility will consist of a new, state-of-the-art warehouse with a storage capacity of 80,000 tons of fertilizer and will also utilize existing buildings on Rough and Ready Island at the port....
A new economic study from the University of California Cooperative Extension is now available for raisin growers interested in organic raisin production....
Some of your favorite clothes, towels and sheets might be made with cotton, America's best-selling fabric. But cotton plants won't produce top yields of the fluffy white bolls if they're clobbered by a microbe known as FOV race 4, short for Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum....
By Brenda Carol
Contributing Writer
Varieties resistant to root-knot nematodes have been the first line of defense against the root pest....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Allied Grape Growers President Nat DiBuduo kept repeating, “We are bullish on the California grape industry,” at the recent Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento....
Winter has been a pleasant diversion with plenty of snow in Arizona’s high country and rain at lower elevations. Still, the long-term drought persists, according to the members of the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ State Drought Monitoring Technical Committee (MTC).
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By Pat Bailey
UC Davis News Service
As the nation's leading dairy state, California provides 21 percent of the United States' milk supply. However as the numbers of milk cows and people continue to grow, particularly in the state's dairy-rich San Joaquin Valley, managing and treating dairy manure to prevent air and water pollution is a major concern....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Jon Fredrikson, owner of the oldest professional consulting firm dealing exclusively in the wine industry, is always the cleanup hitter at the annual state of the industry session at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium....
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